http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/taxonomy/term/13135/all en http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2015/06/04/lowest-paid-workers-get-42-cent-per-hour-pay-rise <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p><strong>The lowest paid workers in Australia have been granted a measly 42 cents extra per hour this week.</strong></p> <p>The so called ‘Fair Work Commission’ only managed to increase the wages of 1.8 million workers by $16 per week. </p> <p>The union movement was asking for a minimum rise of $27 a week to stop growing inequality.</p> <p>ACTU secretary Dave Oliver said unions were extremely disappointed with the decision. </p> <p>The minimum wage in Australia is now less than half the average wage.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/poverty">poverty</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/actu">ACTU</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/working-poor">Working poor</a></div></div></div> Thu, 04 Jun 2015 07:17:03 +0000 nader 16509 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal